Massive Food Preservation for Food Security

We do a TON of Massive Food Preservation in today's new video! I hope this massive food preservation video encourages you to look for ways to preserve your family's food for food security. (( 🔥 ENDING NOW!! largefamilytab... LAST CHANCE TO JOIN LFTC membership for 67% OFF largefamilytab... - GET IT ALL!!)) In Massive Food Preservation for Food Security, I spent 4 days working through several food storage without refrigeration projects including making 20 emergency food storage buckets filled with hundreds of pounds of food for short-term and long-term food storage. We use our large freezer dryer and freeze-dry 12 Qts of leftover Chicken & Vegetable soup. I share with you my freezer dryed food storage area, and we forage for wild blackberries and mulberries on our property. We also process and can 20 lbs of strawberries, plus the berries we harvest on our property and make homemade Strawberry Honey Jam with a low sugar recipe. Thank you to HarvestRight for sponsoring today's video affiliates.har... and freeze-dry 2,500 pounds of fresh food per year (12-16 pounds per batch). Here is my Amazon link for a.co/31OqeBD my favorite emergency food storage items, A Year Without the Grocery Store, Preppers Pantry, and more!
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[@TaraannBudgetsandSelf-Care]

Becky is the one who taught me that even living in an apartment I could still have a decent garden in a small space. She also taught me to ask local farmers about produce not "pretty" enought to sell. That saved a lot on preserving.

[@leannekenyoung]

I grow a small garden in an apartment using a diy hydroponics and it’s amazing all that I can grow. 🥰🇨🇦❤️

[@foodfreedomtao]

Becky's approach to food security is an excellent example of how to make the most of limited resources. By growing her own produce in a small space and taking advantage of discounted produce from local farmers, she was able to preserve food in a way that maximized her resources. This not only allowed her to save money, but also ensured that she had an adequate supply of food to sustain her family. Additionally, her approach to food preservation is an excellent way to reduce food waste, as it ensures that any excess produce can be preserved for future use.

[@donnalegrand9133]

I love that Travis reads all of the directions first!!! I usually skip them and hope for the best, not the right move!!!

[@amyrivers4093]

Isn't it amazing to be living in a time where we can all learn from each other no matter where we are in the world. Xx

[@kristalsimon8797]

I love Becky! I also love that everyone is supporting her and showing others how amazing she is!

[@wannie9731]

What is Beckys u.tube name please.

[@rtaylorxoxo]

she is my favourite youtuber! i was very happy to hear her mention her!

[@nancyuren6456]

I was just going to tell you that Becky has the same freezer! She is moving into her dream home. Been an adventure watching her. She has hugh gardens, & makes everything home made. So, between you both, keeps me busy! Love & Prayers from Fla.

[@JamerrillStewart]

Yes, Becky has the medium model and I have the large. Her medium size model is their best seller!

[@foodfreedomtao]

It's wonderful to hear that Becky has been able to pursue her dreams and is now able to take advantage of the benefits that come with having a larger home and bigger gardens. Her commitment to growing her own food and preserving it for later use is an excellent example of how to make the most of limited resources. I'm sure it's been a great adventure to watch her progress, and I'm grateful for your support and prayers from Florida.

[@1sttimemom76]

Love you and Becky channels. I'm always so happy to see when you both post a video. You ladies have so much energy and so much information.

[@JellyBelly2148]

Becky has been an inspiration to me over the pandemic and has taught me so much over the pandemic. Between your channel and hers I'm working on doing what I can to use wisdom and prep. A freeze dryer would be invaluable!!! ❤️👌🏿

[@vergieclark131]

I watch Acre Homestead with Becky as well love her videos, so helpful ! 🥰👏🏼

[@kristenevans4557]

She is amazing!

[@christinewroblewski758]

Becky is my favorite

[@elizabethdean1996]

Would love to see a video on making meals using the freeze dried foods I'm interested to see how it goes x

[@foodfreedomtao]

Freeze-dried foods are a great way to preserve food for long-term storage, as they can last for up to 25 years without requiring refrigeration or special storage conditions. There are a variety of meals and dishes that can be created using freeze-dried ingredients, and many websites provide recipes and instructions on how to make them. You can also find instructional videos online that show how to make meals with freeze-dried foods.

[@carolclarkson4859]

Excited to learn more about freeze drying. It is so important to preserve food right now and this is the best way. Please show more.

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

I couldn't agree more! It is so fun to see the different ways people choose to preserve food! So fun following along!

[@slhemp3556]

This was, by far, the best advertisement for the harvest right freeze dryer! I learned so much in this one video. Who knew that a layaway plan was an option? I didn’t, but I’m happy to know that, maybe, just maybe, I will be able to save for one, I’m excited! Jamerrill, is everyone’s good friend, she’s relatable on so many levels; Travis is her rock, and the children are her pebbles 🤭.

[@desert_moon]

It is an option, but they won't ship it until it's paid off, so there's that.

[@tabithaclyde131]

Just a heads up for other families when buying the Augason freeze dried cans.. sometimes Walmart or Amazon will have them on clearance on their websites.. it's at random but we have gotten many cans for less than $20 (shredded potatoes, spinach, strawberries, bananas and peas were our last clearance finds...). Something to keep in mind when stocking the pantry

[@JamerrillStewart]

Good ideas! I share in this video where the honey powder, peanut butter, and shredded potatoes are still under $20 a can.

[@tabithaclyde131]

I was thrilled when I was able to get cans of shredded potatoes for $8! Every little bit helps, especially with the rising cost of everything. Thank you for this video! It got me up and moving to put more pasta and flour in mylar bags!

[@CarFreeKC]

I saw some yesterday that were very affordable but the reviews weren't great.

[@NennaLena]

You’re spilling the beans

[@stacycole1935]

And don’t pay 115 for eggs!! Freeze drying your eggs and the $ saved easily makes the HR cost effective very quickly.

[@mommynme.2909]

I can’t believe how long you’ve been in this house. I watched you for a lot longer than I thought. This is the third house. Love following along and growing my family along with yours.

[@Jaimiezara13]

I just have to say thank you for making these kind of videos we lost everything recently in a fire and we're all safe but we are learning to live a more simple Off the Grid life and with these videos I have really stepped up my game thank you

[@mjackson780]

The Living Traditions Homestead on KZbin has several very informative videos on using the freeze dryer and showing the end result, taste testing etc. Very helpful!

[@rachelmckinney8704]

Living Traditions have ran the numbers on electricity cost of running the freeze dryer. They have those vids up fyi.

[@TerELyn]

I cannot tell you how much my husband and I always do fulfill each other. Can't do anything without him

[@karencrisp824]

Jamerrill, I have just kind of started watching your videos. I love what you are doing here. You mentioned Hickory trees. They are basically pecans. Eat them and do pies and stuff with them.

[@sewingstoryprojects6178]

This is super!! Aren't you so glad you have a great table and spot away from your new kitchen to run the dryer???? Great setup!!

[@kathleenhill1754]

Travis has great soothing voice. You are blessed to have him as you rock to lean on .congrats on your freeze dryer...great way to preserve, more freezer space.🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@josephinasharp9202]

Bahahaha I” I can’t be left alone with the freeze dryer “ 😆😆😆

[@belindaevans5171]

I was watching Daniel mash the strawberries and I remembered the first time I watch you he was a baby. He has grown so much. Love watching your family grow up. My momma had eight kids and it was so much fun growing up in a large family.

[@e.cahill9594]

Have loved all your video’s! Another large family I have been loving is the “ Dougherty Dozen”! It is such amazing how you both women get so much accomplished each day!

[@OurTribeofMany]

I’ve always thought of Travis as the neighbor from home improvement. 😂 your freeze drier is inspiring me to buy one big time. 😬👍❤️

[@JamerrillStewart]

We can be a freeze drying club! 😁😁😁

[@TheThriftyGma]

... I've thought the same of Travis.... hahaha.. Expecting him to peek over the fence at times... LOL

[@stacycole1935]

My only regret buying one was not doing it sooner.

[@kellyoconnell2169]

Awww! I love this! Sarah and Jamerill chatting! 2 of my all time favorite KZbin ladies! YAY!!!

[@ayronsmama05]

Go Sarah Go!!

[@muchlightandlove4312]

Jamerill, I love that your videos are longer than others, because you teach us, and calm us, and keep us going with inspiration. Love the working and music. We get to watch while relaxing (peaceful same when my Momma would clean and cook). Peacefulness

[@busybaldaufs896]

That dehydrator is so cool! I hope you do a video with Mr. Travis and that awesome bee hive you all got as well.💛🖤🌵

[@beckyoverstreet7478]

Yes I agree! Mr.Travis you do great on speaking and explaining things! You have a very nice speaking voice for listening to on video . I would definitely enjoy you and Jamerrill doing videos together teaching us anything / or about bee hives or about prepping ! Blessings!💕

[@GardeningWarrior]

I love watching you cook, preserve, organize..it calms me..as I do my own.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Wow! Busy momma! I wondered about your future food security, but you're on track. Blessings💞 for the health & energy to continue doing it! Thank you for sharing.

[@jenniferknight2788]

Jammerill you are such a hard worker and basically amazing person! Love your channel! Yes on prepping. We are living in strange and dangerous times!!

[@mootar1]

All these years, I don’t remember hearing Mr. Travis’s voice. Nice to hear and see you. ❤️😎

[@TheBlindBaker722]

I've been learning about freeze frying too. We lost power a few weeks ago in a bad storm and I realized how close we came to loading so much freezer food

[@gwenienelson2535]

Freeze frying??

[@crystaledwards7649]

I know how important it is to stock up because I think with what is coming it is going to last for a very long time. I love your video's and never miss a one! I have a special needs daughter and a husband in the early stages of Dementia. I wish I had the extra money just to get an upright freezer so I could stock up on frozen items and meat but it takes our income just to get by. I am 61 and I would go back to work in a second but I am not allowed to due to my heart condition and implanted device's that keep it going. I pray and I know the Lord is on this journey with me and all of us. But the reality is I would love to stock up every time I go to the store but you can't when it takes what money you have just to get by. Your freeze dryer is going to be amazing for saving food. I know you too are a woman of faith so please keep my family in your prayer's as I will your's.

[@mjkay8660]

i dont have an artillery so feeding the enemy isnt my goal. im old & i figure i wont last long anyway

[@brandyfreeman4098]

Sending prayers to your family from GA 🍑❤️

[@donnabradshaw5200]

Also sending best wishes and prayers from Idaho.

[@justpatty7328]

Praying for your family to have your needs met. God bless!

[@rpireland6131]

Hi Crystal, I know a lot of people are in the same boat as you and me. I like what you said "you pray and you know the Lord is on this journey with you and all of us." That is FAITH. Hold onto this Faith because that is a preservation and accumulation of what is preciously eternal than the physical. He will bring you/us through and perform MIRACLES (just as he fed the 5,000 and 7,000). He desires that we look to him not $$. He will send the Ravens like he did with Elijah. It's good to dig into the Word to take note of his miraculous performance and be encouraged. God Bless you :)

[@nicolewagner25]

We invested in a large food dehydrator and it's awesome! We made jerky, fruit strips with our blackberries. And we went on a hike and picked mushrooms and we dehydrated those

[@sredd7646]

Put some of the dried branches from the hickory nut tree over the charcoal in the grill. It gives the food a good hickory flavor.

[@loribillings3810]

Love me some Becky she is such a sweet soul. Enjoy following your journey's too. It's just my husband and myself at home now but I have started a small pantry.

[@anna7118]

I know you are planning on using oxygen absorbers and Mylar bags, but another reusable option is glass jars vacuum sealed. Heidi and Pat @ Rain Country sell a chamber you can put the jars in to seal using a vacuum sealing machine or a brake bleeder hand pump.

[@defineddisabledlife3463]

I wish growing up my mum was more like you. And another great channel for preserving and foraging is simply living Alaska

[@karbear26]

I know you’re working on long term food storage but my daughter loved freeze dried peas as a toddler! It helped her potty train! You can make lots of toddler snacks out of freeze dried peas, corn and lots of fruits! Was thinking of Tobin! I know there’s fun things too like candy skittles and things like that would be fun to see that! Our mulberry bush had small and no flavor mulberries this year no no peaches on the peach tree was too cold in the spring!

[@creativelycountry3343]

Our peach tree has zero peaches as well, SOO sad!

[@jensdailylife4656]

A trick if you don’t have a measure stick .. the very top “ring “ of the jar is 1/4inch , 2nd ring is 1/2 inch and 3rd ring almost neck is 1 inch

[@debbiereilly2849]

Becky was the one who talked about Jamerrill i’ve been watching bothe ever since

[@rubytaylor4566]

WOW! Learning Learning Learning Learning and removing my childhood. 😊❤🙏 Ms.Ruby

[@glendasmith7507]

When filling your Mylar bags, use those freezer bag holder stand things that you have. That will definitely help. I also use a stainless steel scrapper to scrape and scoop the food out of the trays. Using a canning funnel helps to stuff the bags too, I got a very wide blue plastic one that fits even right in the wide mouth jars all sizes. Just a little tip. And thank you for all of your videos you share with all of us! I really appreciate you

[@46545Tracy]

I set up "mixed buckets". I don't need a 5 gallon bucket full of just black beans for example, but I do need a 5 gallon bucket full with a combination of white rice, brown rice, oats, pinto beans, black beans, navy beans, Great northerns etc. I also add a box of salt, and a box of pepper.

[@tiffanyc2018]

Love the video! Thank goodness for Mr. Travis😊. I have always appreciated you showing the reality. Everything in your life is truly a team effort. Love and positivity from Oklahoma 💜

[@zormier2002]

I think that learning these skills is so smart.

[@karenanderson7625]

Travis to save the day until we figure it out cause men pay more attention to DIRECTIONS than mama's do cause we are just trying to get food on the table for our family bless your husband for his patience

[@stephaniewest-white2777]

Y'all are so cute. Reminds me of me and my bestie and hubby. It's been 41 years in September and married 41 years January 23rd. You guys are about the same ages as our babies.

[@unleashnow226]

I want a freeze drier SO badly! 😢 Still hoping someday I can get one. Something for everyone to think about; I researched a lot before I bought my first wheat berries. Several people said to put the grain bags in the freezer for 7 days to kill any eggs, so I did the first two 25 lb bags of hard white wheat & 10 lbs of hard red wheat. I got the first 25 lb of hard white & the 10lbs of hard red in the 4 mil gallon mylar bags with the oxygen absorbers. I put in 5 lbs each bag. I was so excited. I took my 2nd 25 lb bag of hard white wheat out of the freezer, but didn't have time to bag it right then, so set it aside in the basement. After MORE research, I read you should only use 5 mil bags for super long storage, the thickness helps keep the light out. ALSO, that person said, don't put your grain in the freezer, it can add moisture and sealed grain may grow mold & the oxygen absorbers will kill eggs by removing oxygen anyway. All the grain should be no more than 10% moisture. SO, now I am still waiting for a grain tester I ordered to get here so I can test the grain & may be starting all over🤪 It is an investment and that is okay, I WANT to do it right so it lasts. Just thought people might want to know about what I learned. God Bless everyone. We are all in this mess together❤️🙏🙏🙏🇺🇲 Thank you, Jamerrill🥰

[@kimhaddon1270]

Becky needs to be your next collab! love her!

[@JamerrillStewart]

She has been a special guest in my private membership 😃 She did an exclusive video for us on holiday pies and a live call ♥️

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[@edefyinggravity]

How anyone can have lived through 2020- present and question why people would keep food on hand is beyond me.

[@janettebarr6538]

Yes humans are a complex breed, some just don’t prepare incase of an emergency or think it won’t happen to them

[@beknic8872]

Anyone who’s been effected by Recession or war knows. Even during covid I think some peoples heads were in the sand 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@we_are_the_wesners]

Yesss exactly!

[@Butter-Cream127_3]

Absolutely

[@Brushedbymorgan]

We didn’t and we never ran out of food

[@beverleyhill1110]

Hickory nuts are a tasty nut you can eat casually on it’s own or harvest to put into baking. I grew up in southern Ontario Canada where hickory trees are prevalent. The nut is small in size, harvested after falling to the ground in fall. They are time consuming to crack the shell and harvest the meat inside but they were often one of the nuts we ate at Christmas 🎄.

[@caroleaustin8858]

Our deep freezer door was left opened! We lost everything. 😣 Starting over seems so daunting! But, I bought a butt roast today 1.77 a pound! Slowly it’s gonna be okay! 😊

[@karbear26]

That really stinks I’m so sorry that happened to you!!

[@cmcmahon8551]

I've been there, so discouraging and costly. But it will be full again in no time!

[@suegeorge998]

I just bought a tiny freezer, just 5 cubic feet and it's nearly full already. Watch your grocery store flyers and get stuff on sale. It'll be full in no time. Chin up and you'll be fine.

[@poodlegirl55]

My kids did that one. Tears. Another time we had a freezer go out and didn't know for several days. Canning is my go to now.

[@katielamoureux2526]

You can get A freezer Digital alarm one of the devices goes in the freezer and then there’s a digital display you can put on your fridge and if it goes below a certain degrees it’ll start beeping saved us a few times.

[@julieclevenger7122]

Our mulberry tree when I was growing up wasn't near as big or tall as yours, but we used to just lay a white sheet underneath and have the little kids crawl up and shake the branches or we would grab the tip of the branches and shake them from there. Used to get well enough to snack on and can into jelly! Good job finding on your property to help you out!

[@pamelabarger6075]

When picking berries, be sure to wear boots and jeans. Snakes LOVE to bed up in the berry patches!

[@gina62104]

I read where people are cutting the bags that the product came in and tapping it to the buckets. You are such an inspiration

[@sarasellen79]

This is my new fave video from you. Preparedness is valuable in current times.

[@kdkay4039]

My parents are stunned that we’re having to dust off all their parents food storage lessons. My dad said he never thought he’d see the day that it was Needed!

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

I love that we are getting back to our roots, such a great thing for us to all learn

[@debbieembury6885]

I have a medium freezer dryer My grown kids use it also it helps us all out. Best way to do it

[@TaraannBudgetsandSelf-Care]

Being prepared is important. Regardless of your beliefs. Even just to save money. If you have a garden you can grow enough food for the whole year.

[@cheryldodor4737]

Love watching shows you help.learn

[@cheryldodor4737]

How to can

[@renah2509]

Thank you so much for showing this.. I have been wanting to see about the mylar bags and buckets .....You read my mind 🤗.Thank you again for showing us....God bless from East Texas...

[@oliviafox3605]

How satisfying to see all this food preservation; thank you for sharing.

[@sharonbrown2352]

We put a little fan in front of the FD (leave door open) and it will defrost so much quicker. Then wipe it down and set up for another run. We've had ours for 7 years, I thought it was 5, but I just looked it up.

[@susieQ666]

your one amazing women ...you tackle anything n its truly inspiring...great job .. cant wait to see more 😊😊

[@Eucis93]

Longterm food storage is also a great way to avoid panic buying during hard times - imagine if more people had food storages in 2020. I work with a non-profit aiding families and households in need, you wouldn’t believe how many people were unable to find basic food/household items in 2019-2020 simply because people who do have the money emptied the shelves instantly while the families in need didn’t have a chance. There are millions of people who count on grocery stores to be stocked because they don’t have the option to panic buy. I talked to and helped so many people and families who had no food or household items because by the time they got their paycheck or benefit payout, the stores were already empty. We can all help those people by being prepared ourselves, and refraining from buying too much at once whenever there’s a shortage of something. If you have the space and finances to do so, please consider stocking up on food and/or household and hygiene products. And always remember; in an emergency, the people who need it the most are rarely the first ones in line at the food banks.

[@RwAllstar29]

‘I’m really good at stirring that spaghetti sauce’ 😂🤣 I can’t tell you how much this relatable comment made my day 😂🤣

[@TerELyn]

Yes! Some of us is can't do what we watch on KZbin Sometimes a person has Stage ,4 cancer & just is trying to open up eyes that this do-able

[@PerilousRainbow]

You saying Travis was like the neighbor on Home Improvement made me remember an episode where Tim walks out ranting and kinda asking for advice from God and the neighbor answers and he stops and goes “god???” 😂 oh that made me laugh because it was such a good description

[@tinny28752]

Just to give you a mommy tip when you’re picking berries or things fruits whatever save your milk jugs 1 gallon jugs slightly cut about 3 inch hole (cut out the spout part) above the handle leave the handle intact fit on a carabiner or your belt loop or slide your belt through the handle fantastic and you’ll know pretty close to how much of a gallon you have or multiple gallons and the kids can help and they have a handle to hold on to that way you can pour them over to fill each jug and see how many gallon you have

[@kezru1581]

Amazing job Jamerrill. I really enjoy watching you do your thing!

[@katrinaduquette6062]

Another tip for your sealer of you start having issues with it there's a little screw on the inside if you tighten it will start working again. We have one at my work. We went through 3 before this was figured out.

[@konstantinetransit]

Out of curiosity I’d love to see an updated tour of your basement? Have y’all got everything unpacked or mapped out yet?

[@JamerrillStewart]

The things that are left to unpack our books for when we have more bookshelves built and also some childhood keepsake for the kids. We do have everything mapped out for when we get to our basement renovation. 2022 is about finishing the kitchen renovation though 😁😁😁

[@beckyoverstreet7478]

I love your huge house and the huge basement ! What a blessing to have all that extra space for storing things and making extra rooms that may be needed or a nice prepping area with a freeze dryer like you have because it’s quite a process and it’s pretty loud too.I sure wish my house had a basement!

[@WVgal]

Always love every new video. You’re amazing!

[@debbieorazi2518]

Are you planning on creating any recipes using freeze dried food? Pinterest has some as well as different KZbin channels, but there is a serious lack of recipes that use freeze dried ingredients. Love your channel.

[@acataca]

Just so you know.... those were not blackberries. We call them black caps and they are a wild raspberry varietal! Super delicous!

[@beckyoverstreet7478]

I guess that’s why they are also smaller? I have some on our property too and I was thinking that they were small compared to the store variety that maybe I needed to fertilize them to get bigger blackberries for next year. Lol so thank you for telling us the info !

[@joycewilson6359]

Im from Kentucky and we have reg hickory nut trees and shag bark hickory nuts you can pick them up after they fall off the tree crack and use them like walnuts or pecans. I also have black walnuts, pecans, persimmons, elderberries, wild and tame grapes wild and tame blackberries. We planted orchards over 20 years ago and we continue adding each year. If you will plant your strawberries in a bed and let them produce runners those will make new strawberry plants and you’ll find a considerable increase in the amount of strawberries you’ll get. Hope this helps

[@ElegantEnchanted]

I love how you make things look so easy and less intimidating. I have been trying to talk myself into buying a freeze dryer for years and watching you use it is fun and I have learned a lot. Thanks! Def going to get one soon!!

[@ElegantEnchanted]

Also thank you for showing when you make a mistake! It helps so I don't make the same ones

[@Caitlin1928]

"You're like the neighbor from Tool Time". Lol. I think you also mean Home Improvement.

[@JamerrillStewart]

Yes, but I’ve always called it tool time 🙈

[@hotrodblonde]

Did you keep these dry goods in the freezer first to kill any potential sneaky larvae?

[@LoraMay079]

Your are one hard working momma. Love this video

[@velmahopkins8070]

A little stressed momma…but momma with a happy heart… Hugs all around…

[@denisehuffine7832]

Hickory nuts are great for cakes and breads. They will keep too

[@user-ir9md8ec1s]

Soaked hickory bark is wonderful to use to smoke food!

[@phebefriddle9133]

Retired at 40 has freeze-drying videos, so many things. He does bread and rehydrates it for sandwiches. Also you can use the bread for bread crumbs in recipes. Love watching always. Congrats on the new freeze-dryer😉

[@JamerrillStewart]

Yes, he's a high level expert and his Facebook group is amazing!!

[@mjkay8660]

i use the top 6 inches cut from flat sided plastic juice jug to scoop things from flat surfaces. it helps a lot. often they have handles & i can hang it with other funnels

[@Tennesseegurly]

What a labor of love!❤️

[@cmcmahon8551]

Oh, what I wouldn't give for a basement?!? I'm so envious! I have over two years put back in my little 800 square foot house, with no basements. They are in closets under two queen beds, a couple of stand alone pantries. All concealed so far... But extra cabinetry and basements fill me with longing!

[@myimperfectlifewyattfamily1079]

I would be interested in how much energy the freeze dryer uses

[@JamerrillStewart]

I've read in these comments that Living Traditions Homestead did a good video on that and it ending up being pennies. Haven't watch it myself yet thought. 😃

[@myimperfectlifewyattfamily1079]

@@JamerrillStewart I will have to go find it

[@cherylduncan5158]

You are so smart to have food storage!

[@karenennis6109]

Thanks for all your knowledge.

[@joniyouse3488]

I remember picking mulberries as a kid, climbing and Mom directing me where to go and what to pick. They made the best jam/jelly.

[@Ali-ct3xc]

Here in the UK it's hard to get freeze driers and pressure canners. We can import them from the states at a cost but often things are unavailable. It's as if someone doesn't want us preserving our food 🤔 Dehydrating, WB canning, jams and pickles it is! Thanks for all the storage tips xx

[@sarahjscooper]

I wish we could get them!! I'm planning on WB canning my blackberry harvest this autumn.. I got 10kg last year!!!

[@desert_moon]

Most people can get by with a simple dehydrator.

[@lindaritter1343]

@@sarahjscooper Lucky I love Blackberries

[@sjokkoladehjerte]

Have you asked at an appliance store to order them in? Usually they will as soon as they know people want them, it's just about making them aware of it. Even tech nerds can't stay up to date on it all, i would ask before coming to the conclusion they don't want you to have food, but anyway that way they eat the cost of shipping as they can order larger quantities. If you want it to happen quicker-if it's not accessible through their usual suppliers- get more people that want one to ask. Hope that helps

[@poodlegirl55]

Freezers cost a lot of money to keep running and I lost a load of food once in a long power outage so it's not my favorite way to save food. I do a lot of canning, fruits and veg in the summer, beans, soups and meats in the fall and winter. I was very ill for a year and a half it was helpful for my husband that we had so much food on hand because he really had his hands full. Now that I am well we are starting to stock up. I watched Becky cook freeze dried eggs and it was so cool!

[@rachels4515]

Canning is a game changer. I've been doing it for 2 years and am so proud of my food storage. :)

[@annemariewalker6334]

Hickory nuts are DELICIOUS!! They're a booger to shell but so worth the effort. Great for baking (cookies, nut breads, etc.).

[@tonyapatrick4451]

I love foraging on our farm for food. We have been here 4 years and have discovered blackberries, raspberries, elderberries, and black walnuts. Our previous farm had the best hickory nut tree. That's the one thing I miss. I have been researching the harvest right freeze dryer, but will need to save and figure out how to make it work with our budget. Thanks for the information.

[@robingoehren2515]

YAY!!! Fantastic vlog!!!

[@dawnrobinson3354]

Excellent video!! Thank you for all that great info and inspiration!

[@joyceprice6749]

We can food and some has kept 20 yrs or more and was still good as it was when canned. We use seal a meal bags for meat so it will last for yrs without freezer burn. Also look dry beans and seal with oxygen absorbers inside. We open wash and cook. Dry food also will last for yrs. Jamerrill you are such a hard working momma. You and Travis are doing such a great job. Love your videos. ❤️🇺🇸❤️

[@beckyoverstreet7478]

I know back when they made the different canning lids that food did last like forever… but today the canning lids are recommended for I think 18 months or about two years in storage and that it needs to be eaten in that timeframe ..so that’s frustrating to think of canning up food when the seal on the canning lids supposedly won’t last more than several years! Does anyone have info about that incase I’m wrong about the seals only lasting several years? I want it to last as long as I need them to last since I love canning so much!

[@brendawilliams6133]

Hickory nuts can be roasted, take the nuts out of the outer husks, you can gage the ripeness of the nuts by the husks. Green is not ripe enough, but brown is done and sweeter. Put in a bowl with olive oil and salt (depending on how many nuts you have), mix well and put on a baking sheet. Heat oven to 300 degrees and roast nuts for 1- 2 hours. Take out and let sit for 30 to 40 minutes till room temperature. Keep in a resealable container. Taste to see if the flavor is good, you can add salt if need be. Don't eat nuts after 3 weeks.